1 / 21

CHAPTER 8

CHAPTER 8. Words That Describe. ENGLISH FOR CAREERS , 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical by Leila R. Smith Presentation design by Barbara Moran. Chapter 8 helps you . Use adjectives and adverbs skillfully (adverb describing Use).

mali
Download Presentation

CHAPTER 8

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. CHAPTER 8 Words That Describe ENGLISH FOR CAREERS, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical by Leila R. Smith Presentation design by Barbara Moran

  2. Chapter 8 helps you • Use adjectives and adverbs skillfully (adverb describing Use) Adjectivesdescribe (modify)nounsorpronouns Adverbsdescribe (modify)verbs, adjectives,orother adverbs

  3. The four kinds of adjectives are Pointers:This, that, these, those(when preceding a noun; otherwise they are pronouns) -- I like these kinds of apples. That cake is tasty. Articles: A, an, the-- An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Limiting: Define quantity, such as some, few, several, many -- John ate a few apples.

  4. Describing: Add details, depth, and color to language -- consider some of the ways to describe an apple -- shiny, ripe, crunchy, red, rotten, big, small, tasty, rare, expensive, yummy, mushy, green, beautiful, sweet, delicious, wormy, ripe, candied… Can you think of other descriptive adjectives for anapple?

  5. often is an adverb -- no ly Adverbs often -- but not always -- end with ly • Adverb describing a verb • Sofia sang beautifully. • Adverb describing adjective • She is a beautifully gifted singer.

  6. Adverbdescribing another adverb • The detective very stupidly failed to spot a major clue. Did you know? The adverb very is probably the MOST overused adverb!

  7. Use this and thatwith singular nouns -- this soup, this kind, that dog, that apple Use these and those with plural nouns -- these types, those kinds, those fireworks Pointers NEVER use them there, this here, that there, or kind of if you want to appear well-educated.

  8. THE A AN Thethree words formagroup of adjectives called Aninteresting fact! articles

  9. AN aninteresting fact… Ifaword begins withavowel sound,use an apple, an emblem, an injury, an odor, an umbrella -- anhonor an article remember vowel sound

  10. no not nobody none nowhere can’t couldn’t aren’t wouldn’t don’t never scarcely Avoid double negatives. Do not combine these words in the same sentence! • doesn’t • won’t • hardly • haven’t • shouldn’t • neither You shouldn’t never do it if you want to sound well-educated (See why?)

  11. Positive He’s fast He’s clumsy He’s friendly Thecomparative formcompares TWO Add er • Comparative • She’s faster • She’s clumsier • She’s friendlier (Notice thater hastwoletters, and it’s used to comparetwo things.)

  12. morebeautiful morebeautifully morelogical morelogically morecareful more useful less extravagant less extravagantly Another option is tousemoreor lessinstead ofer. NEVERbeautifuler or logicaler English for Careers, 9th Edition Business, Professional, and Technical By Leila R. Smith ©2006 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458

  13. The superlative form compares THREE or MORE To make an adjective or adverbsuperlative, addest (Notice thatest hasthreeletters, and it’s used to comparethree or more.)

  14. Positive Comparative Superlative youngest young younger slow slower slowest prettiest pretty prettier

  15. Another option is to use more/most or less/least (your textbook explains how) most intelligent most intelligently least careful least carefully less careful least expensively more careful most careful Never put more, most, less, or least before a modifier ending in er or est She was more better. He was most cutest.

  16. Irregular adjectives/adverbs change from positive to comparative/superlative in ways. For example, note how better is comparative form for bothgood and well unpredictable Adjectives Adverbs good better best well better best bad worse worst badly worse worst

  17. Sue is a ____ good cook. But Tom is ______ better. Lee is the ____ best cook of all. Adjectives Adverbs good better best well better best bad worse worst badly worse worst

  18. Sue cooks _____ well.(adverb) Tom cooks _______ better. (adverb) best Lee cooks _____ of all. (adverb) Adjectives Adverbs good better best well better best bad worse worst badly worse worst

  19. Sue cookedbadly. Lee cooked of all. worst Tom cooked worse. NOT BAD, WORSER, OR WORSTEST! Adjectives Adverbs good better best well better best bad worse worst badly worse worst

  20. Sure and real are adjectives, so don’t use them to describe other adjectives. Use adverbs (surely, really) or nothing at all. No! I’m sure glad you asked. I’m real happy. I’m glad you asked. I’m surely glad you asked. YES I’m happy to marry you. I’m really happy.

  21. CONGRATULATIONS! • YOU can use adjectives and adverbs (words that describe) skillfully!

More Related